The consultation on replacing the Human Rights Act with a weaker bill of rights is just the latest in a series of attacks by the Westminster government on our fundamental rights
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Government must ensure pay in key services is high enough to halt staff exodus, says UNISON
Frontline services, already struggling with a crushing number of vacancies, are losing employees at alarming rates.
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Sandwell Leisure Trust workers set to strike again over fire and rehire
West Midlands members continue their long-running action over contracts
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It’s time to halt NHS staff exodus with game-changing pay rise, say health unions
Many are actively seeking alternative employment and others are seriously considering a job move.
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Employers must not let their guard down, says UNISON
Even as COVID restrictions loosen, health and safety legislation must still be followed and risks to employees minimised
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Lack of lateral flow tests in schools putting staff and children at risk, says UNISON
Schools and nurseries up and down the country have been struggling with high absence rates, and a poor supply of tests only makes things worse.
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Don’t risk Covid progress by abandoning safety measures too early, says UNISON
If safety measures are abandoned too early, in one fell swoop, the good progress made could be quickly undone.
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This year’s UNISON winter fuel fund opens on 31 January
The fund will offer grants of up to £200 and is designed to help the union’s most vulnerable low-income members
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Inflation rise terrible news for families and public services, says UNISON
The soaring cost of living means growing anxiety for low-income families.
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Fixing the NHS staffing crisis should be the government’s priority, says UNISON
Another top-down reorganisation is not the start to the new year that NHS staff in England were expecting.
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Lords reject government’s anti-protest crackdown plans
Several of the government’s proposed anti-protest laws have been thrown out of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill
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Blog: “Busy, demanding, and unpredictable – I wouldn’t have it any other way”
Looking back on my first year as general secretary, I am as determined now as I was a year ago to deliver on my promises to you
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NEC vows to continue campaigning on pay
Pay and the pandemic continue to dominate UNISON’s work, the first NEC of the year heard today
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Conference updates – spring 2022
As Black members’ conference is cancelled, higher education and women’s conferences move online. See full details here
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It’s time to vote for your Health Heroes of 2022
Help to celebrate the wider healthcare workers that support our NHS and help raise awareness of their vital contributions
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Mark this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day with a focus on ‘one day’
The Holocaust Memorial Trust has produced free guides and resources to help your UNISON branch organise events and activities
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Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment (VCOD) in England – UNISON Branch advice
Background In late 2021, new regulations were agreed by parliament making it unlawful for an employer delivering Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulated activities, to deploy an unvaccinated worker…Read more…
Introducing the year of disabled workers
Why 2022 is ‘an exciting opportunity to showcase the skills, experience and qualities that disabled people bring to the workplace and to society’
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NHS staff-shortage crisis needs more than a quick Omicron fix, says UNISON
Employers are using desperate measures to cope with desperate times. But stretching dwindling numbers every thinner cannot solve this staffing crisis.
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Ovo job cuts devastating for staff and worrying for consumers, says UNISON
Hard-working staff across the company will be devastated as they anxiously await their fate
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